Jos Buttler confirms move from Somerset to Lancashire

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Buttler has been competing for the wicket-keeping spot at his county with Craig KieswetterHarry Engels/Getty Images

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Last updated at 9:26AM, September 30 2013

Jos Buttler, the England one-day wicketkeeper, has confirmed his move from
Somerset to Lancashire.

The 23-year-old, who has played 19 one-day internationals and 25 Twenty20
internationals, was widely expected to move to Old Trafford after deciding
not to renew his contract with the county that he developed at.

Buttler, who was born in Taunton, opted to leave his local side in a bid to
further his career as a wicketkeeper after competing with team-mate Craig
Kieswetter for a regular spot behind the stumps at Somerset.

Although Buttler is ahead of the Kieswetter in England’s pecking order, he has
been largely